We were so fortunate, and I am so grateful to Make-A-Wish. They think of everything. We had a cab ride back to the airport and it was prepaid. The only thing we needed to do was get our stuff together and be ready by 11am. Ryan wanted to take one more picture. He had picked up a Sonic screwdriver, a Dr Who accessory, and he wanted to go back to the Tardis and take a picture dressed up in his bow tie, holding his screw driver. As we made our way back to the Tardis, it began to lightly rain. Yet another miracle. We were in the land of rain and it only rained the first day we were there, and the day we were leaving.
The cab driver picked us up and we made our way back to the airport. She was very kind. She was from Prague and had been in England for 5 years. Most of the cab drivers there work for themselves. They get special certifications and that is their full time job. She told us that winter is her slow season so she has to save up during the rest of the year to make ends meet.
As we entered the airport, all of Ryan's dreams came full circle. There was a baby grande piano right in the middle of the airport with great big letters on it that said "Play Me". He looked at me and Brett and sat down to play. Ryan loves the piano. He is very talented. He has been taking lessons for 2 years now and has picked it up so quickly.
One last thing Ryan wanted that he was not able to have at any other time on our trip was a Lamb burger. We found an eatery at the airport that sold them. They were 11 pounds - the equivalent of $19. We had learned that we couldn't worry about the exchange rate on many things as we would have likely starved to death. Everything is so expensive because the value of the US dollar is so low.
We had a great trip, but it was sure nice to be home.
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| They were both exhausted. |
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